As verbs the difference between attacking and mauling
is that attacking is present participle of lang=en while mauling is present participle of lang=en.
As an adjective attacking
is . That which has a tendance to attack, to be aggressive.
As a noun mauling is
an instance of something being mauled.
attacking
English
Verb
(head)
Adjective
(head)
(sports) . That which has a tendance to attack, to be aggressive.
mauling
English
Noun
(
en noun)
An instance of something being mauled.
Verb
(head)